「Are
you stupid?」
Cockroach
maid looked at me with a scornful scowl.
「......」
I
stared back unconsciously.
It was
in the locker room after the bar had closed and all the cast girls had left.
Indeed,
looking at the results alone, I was ranked fifth out of five in the popularity
contest.
I got
zero votes.
The
number of customers I offended was two.
The
drink money was 400 yen for two drinks.
Considering
the goal of earning three million yen, the situation is certainly not good.
But
it's not my fault.
It's
unreasonable for me to have to lower my level to accommodate those people.
Besides,
I shouldn't be blamed by a maid.
「I
don't want to deal with such a vulgar old man. I'm not the kind of person who
belongs in this filth of society! If the customers are scum, so are all the
women in the bar! Flattering, seducing and flirting to get money from them is
just pathetic!」
When I
spat that out, Cockroach maid raised one eyebrow.
「So?
Honorable Chairwoman of the Public Morals Commission. Do you think you're
better than them?」
「It's
obvious!」
「What
part?」
「The
way I live my life. I correct the disorder and I study hard!」
Cockroach
maid sighs in annoyance as I bark at her.
「Are
you serious? You've got to be kidding me」
「What?
What are you trying to say?」
「May I?
Today's cast girl you've made fun of. Two of them are college girls and one is
a nursing student. They're struggling students who earn money on their own and
work for a living」
「Those
girls?」
「Yes,
that's right. That's them. And right next to them, while they're struggling to
survive, you sulk, get spoiled, and make fun of people according to your own
selfish standards. I don't have any other word to describe people who justify
their own poor performance by claiming that it's not my fault, other than
“stupid”」
「But
still, a person who chooses a job like this...」
「There
is no such thing as a noble profession. Money is exchanged because it is
necessary. That is capitalist society. Men who live in a harsh society beyond
the reach of students visit the bar for a little relaxation. And you call them
vulgar」
「There
are plenty of other ways to relax, y-you know!」
「You're
a little brat who lives comfortably on your parents' coattails and thinks
you're better than everyone by criticizing them. It's really nothing but an
abomination. How can you be useful?」
「But a
student's duty is to study! My teachers praise me, and so do my mother and
father!」
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Then,
Cockroach maid shrugged her shoulders exaggeratedly.
「Of
course they do. Customers who don't need help are easy to deal with. The praise
makes you feel good and makes you think you are great. So, what's the
difference between you and the customers who were sitting at the counter?」
「What!?
Don't put us together!」
「It's
the same. I'd rather you tell me what the difference is」
「I-I'm
serious...」
「You
say you're serious, but I dare say this. Why don't you work a little more
seriously?」
「What!?」
「You're
obstructing business in a bar that's open for business. Pissing off two
valuable customers in one night and bringing the bar to a standstill. Let me
get this straight. Public Morals Chairwoman-sama. You're the one who's
disrupting the mood of this place tonight. You are the one who is causing
trouble for everyone with your selfish behavior」
「Me...
Troubling?」
「Yes,
if this were a school, you'd be suspended. If it weren't for the order of the
Great Confinement King-sama, I would have given up on you」
「Suspended...」
「In
that respect, Mako-sama, who joined the bar today as well, is excellent. Even
though she doesn't have any familiar customers, she is ranked second in the
popularity poll. All the customers she served left in a good mood. The price of
the drink was the same, and the charge was the same. And yet her customers
spend the next day in a good mood, while the customers you dealt with go home
dissatisfied」
「Even
if you say so...」
「She
quit school to work in order to pay for her sick mother's hospitalization. Now,
you called her a scum, but who is the real scum, you or her?」
I
didn't know what to do anymore. I sat down on the folding pipe chair as if I
were running out of energy, and let my shoulders slump. I was so sad, so
sorrowful, that tears spilled down my face.
「You
really are a helpless person, crying as soon as you are scolded. Please cool
down there for a while」
As
Cockroach maid left the locker room, the only sound in the locker room was the
sound of my sniffling.
「I
don't know what to do...」
A sob
rises from the back of my throat.
I want
to run away. But if I run away from here, I'll never get away with it.
I'm
sure Sensei will be in a lot of trouble.
Just
as I squeeze the hem of my mini-skirt, the locker room door opens with a small
snap.
A girl
with platinum pink dyed hair peeked out fearfully.
「Mako...
-san?」
「Oh...
Are you okay? Taka-chi」
Then
she walked into the locker room, her footsteps stealthy, and gently took my
hand.
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「Somehow...
you seemed to be upset. I was worried, so I came back. Don't worry, Taka-chi is
cute. It's just the first day. Let's work hard together. Okay?」
I
couldn't stop crying.
I
don't know what's sad or what's hard, and I cried out loud like a child while
holding Mako-san's hand.
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「Lili-sama…
Head Maid... Cockroaches and Earthworms. We have returned」
I
reported this as I bent down, and Lili-sama nodded her head, “Thank you, Devi”
as she floated through the air.
Next
to me was a platinum-pink-haired, brown-skinned earthworm named Masako Inui.
It was
an honor for me and Earthworm to be asked to act as the whip and carrot for the
chairwoman of the Public Morals Committee.
My
words and behavior followed Lili-sama's scenario. And I can only say that
Lili-sama was right.
「It
seems to be going well」
When
the Head Maid said this, Earthworm opened her mouth a little proudly.
「Yes,
Takata-sama has asked me to teach her how to serve customers tomorrow」
「What
is she doing now?」
「She
has returned to her room and is asleep. I'll bring her some food when she wakes
up」
「Very
well. Make sure everything goes smoothly」
「「Yes!」」
When
we replied, Lili-sama nodded in satisfaction and spoke.
「When
the Public Morals Committee’s Chairwoman is completely corrupted, Lili will ask
Fumi Fumi to call two of you to his bedchamber, Devi」
「「T-thank
you so much!」」
Earthworm
and I looked at each other and rejoiced. Thinking that my dream is about to
come true, I will put more effort into training Takata-sama.
I've
heard that Centipede and Tapeworm have each been given a job to do.
If
anything, I want Confinement King-sama to love all four of us together.
Then,
as we left the presence of Lili-sama, Earthworm and I bent at the waist and
said in unison.
「「For
the Great Confinement King-sama!」」
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